TORONTO, Oct. 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Smilegate
Entertainment, Inc. has officially revealed details of the world
championship for its FPS game CROSSFIRE, the 'CROSSFIRE STARS 2017
Grand Finals (CFS 2017)'. The tournament will run from November 30th through December 3rd in the city of
Xi'an, China.
There will be a total of 12 teams coming from the regional
qualifiers, the CFS 2017 National Finals, which takes place in 11
different regions around the world. The winners will gather at
Xi'an Gymnasium to battle for the world championship.
This year the tournament has been extended one more day which
will allow to accommodate all the matches in one stage. During the
four days, the teams will compete in a double-elimination Group
Stage and 8 teams will advance to the Tournament Stage in a
single-elimination bracket.
There is also one notable change for this year's tournament: the
prize pool. This year's CFS 2017 GF will include a base prize pool
of USD 400,000 + an extra
USD 450,000 prize pool contributed as
Esports fund by Chinese users. Therefore the total prize pool of
the CFS tournament including the regional qualifiers will be
USD 1,050,000.
The broadcast will be available in English, Chinese, Portuguese
and Vietnamese through different channels. The National Finals have
been ongoing from August until November, with some teams having
been determined.
This will be the 6th edition of the CFS, the most
prestigious esports event in CROSSFIRE. CROSSFIRE is one of the
most played online FPS games in the world, with over 8 million
concurrent users and 650 million registered players. Last year's
CFS 2016 Grand Finals reached a viewership of 25 million watching
the matches.
CROSSFIRE esports director Brady
Yeo stated that "CROSSFIRE esports is growing bigger and
bigger each year, expanding esports contents worldwide. We will
make sure to bring CROSSFIRE fans a great CFS Grand Finals this
year as well."
More information on the CFS 2017 will be released soon through
the official CROSSFIRE esports website
(www.crossfirestars.com).
Media Contact:
Smilegate West
Jaren Fabroa
Sr. Marketing Coordinator
jaren.fabroa@smilegatewest.com
T. (416) 849-8558 ext. 827
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